Is It Time To Be A Prepper?

Over the past week, my vocabulary of 268,391 words expanded by one, and that word is “prepper.” A prepper is not to be confused with a preppie, who is a person who has attended an exclusive private high school. A prepper is someone who believes that The End is nigh, that society is breaking down, and that if you want to be around to see what’s left, it’s best to prepare for The Wrath to Come.

It would be easy to write preppers off as so many whack jobs, but there are some highly uncomfortable facts that prevent it: 1. Our economy is sick unto death with no cure in sight. 2. Ditto Europe’s economy, except moreso. 3. Climate change is here, not coming, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be a lot of laughs.